DECONTAMINATES Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

decontaminates

verb

present tense third-person singular of decontaminate

as in cleans

to remove dirty or dangerous substances (such as radioactive material) from (a person, thing, place, etc.) Special workers were called in to decontaminate the area after the oil spill.

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That same dock features Vortex Wash, which automatically cleans the robot’s dirty wiping pads in about a minute.

— Matthew Huff, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
And still, that is just unplugging as tourism, not unlike visiting a spa with a raw-vegan menu and daily yoga classes or attending a writers retreat that brings you breakfast in a basket every morning and someone who cleans your room.

— Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 12 Oct. 2026

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If neither team sweeps the series, up to three additional games will be played.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Like Dillane’s Willoughby, wily and louche, who quite literally sweeps Marianne off her injured foot and into a giggly, schoolyard kind of chaotic sudden romance.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2026

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The camera system reads and logs passing vehicle license plate numbers, time of day, date and location for a period of 30 days before the system ultimately purges the data, Oakley said.

— Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
Haugh lets out the occasional wince, twitch and groan as Patterson kneads knotted muscles and purges lactic acid build-up so Florida’s leading scorer and ironman can continue to shoulder his heavy workload.

— Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026

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